United States · Bill · S
S. 249 (108th)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.
Introduced
30 January 2003
Last action
10 July 2003 · Committee
Status
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 108-613.
Sponsors
Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY], Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV], Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR], Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
29 May 2026
Summary
Provides that the remarriage of the surviving spouse of a veteran after age 55 shall not bar the payment of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation to which such spouse was previously entitled.
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Timeline
30 January 2003
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1814)
Source: IntroReferral
30 January 2003
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1814)
Source: IntroReferral
30 January 2003
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
10 July 2003
Committee
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 108-613.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 30 January 2003 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/249
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/249
- us · 108-s-249 · source updated 29 May 2026